User Forums

Forum List | RSS
 

Forum: Tell About Great Nature/Historic Places You Like

TOPIC: 

USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL

Created on: 07/10/10 05:11 PM Views: 1694 Replies: 3
John Monroe Gongre, Jr.

Joined: 11/11/09
Posts: 33

View Profile 		USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL
Posted Saturday, July 10, 2010 12:11 PM

USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL NATIONAL PARK, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII.

FEBRUARY 2010

THIS PICTURE IS FROM THE BRIDGE OF THE USS MISSOURI LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT THE USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL.

 

I COULD HAVE SHOWN PICTURES OF THE BEACH AND HULA GIRLS BUT I THOUGHT THIS WAS MORE INTERESTING.

 

AS WE APPROACHED THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL BY BOAT, WE WERE STOPPED.  AN ADMIRAL’S BARGE SLIPPED IN A HEAD OF US.  WE SAW COMCICPAC WITH ONE OR TWO MORE ADMIRALS AND TWO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OFFICIALS TOURING THE MEMORIAL. THEY GOT A PRIVATE TOUR. I THOUGHT THEY WORKED FOR US! WE WERE DELAYED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THEN WE WHERE ALLOWED TO PROCEED.
 
Top | Bottom
William Henry Hyams, Ph.D.

Joined: 02/20/10
Posts: 78

View Profile 		RE: USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL
Posted Saturday, July 10, 2010 03:51 PM

John-

We were there in 1985.  It was very moving to take part in a tour.  There was still oil bubbling to the surface.

Bill
 
Top | Bottom
John Monroe Gongre, Jr.

Joined: 11/11/09
Posts: 33

View Profile 		RE: USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL
Posted Saturday, July 10, 2010 04:09 PM

BILL, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE OIL WILL BE SEEPING UP FOR 40 MORE YEARS. WE HAD A VERY GOOD TOUR GUIDE, HE EVEN SHOWED US WHERE THE PRESIDENT WAS RAISED.

 

JOHNNY
 
Top | Bottom
Wm "Billy Dick" Richmond Holly

Pineville, Louisiana
Joined: 09/25/09
Posts: 145

View Profile 		RE: USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL
Posted Saturday, July 10, 2010 04:56 PM


John Monroe Gongre, Jr. wrote:

 "HE EVEN SHOWED US WHERE THE PRESIDENT WAS RAISED."

Johnny,  I deleted my response to that before hitting the "send" button.
 
Top | Bottom